[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 14 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D103-D104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                        Thursday, February 14, 2002

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 622, Economic 
      Security and Worker Assistance Act, with amendments.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S793-S878
Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 1945-1956, and S. Res. 210.
  Pages S852-53
Measures Reported:
  S. 980, to provide for the improvement of the safety of child 
restraints in passenger motor vehicles, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 107-137)
Page S852
Measures Passed:
  Economic Recovery/Unemployment Compensation: Senate passed H.R. 3090, 
to provide tax incentives for economic recovery, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S841-42
  Daschle Amendment No. 2896, in the nature of a substitute, to provide 
for a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation. 
                                                          Pages S841-42
  National Donor Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 210, designating 
February 14, 2002, as ``National Donor Day''.
  Page S877
Measure Rejected:
  Budget and Deficit Control: Senate rejected S.J. Res. 31, suspending 
certain provisions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
  Page S877
Election Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 565, to establish 
the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and make 
recommendations regarding election technology, voting, and election 
administration, to establish a grant program under which the Office of 
Justice Programs and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of 
Justice shall provide assistance to States and localities in improving 
election technology and the administration of Federal elections, and to 
require States to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election 
technology and administration requirements for the 2004 Federal 
elections, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
                                               Pages S797-S830, S832-35
Adopted:
  McConnell Amendment No. 2892 (to Amendment No. 2891), to permit the 
use of social security numbers for the purposes of voter registration 
and election administration.
Pages S809-11, S829-30
  Kyl Amendment No. 2891, to permit the use of social security numbers 
for the purposes of voter registration and election administration. 
                                              Pages S809-11, S829, S832
  McConnell (for Chafee/Reed) Amendment No. 2908, to clarify that 
States and localities with multi-year contracts are eligible to apply 
for grants under the Act.
Page S835
  McConnell (for Gregg) Amendment No. 2909, to ensure that States that 
are exempt from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 continue to 
remain exempt from such Act.
Page S835
  McConnell (for McCain/Harkin) Amendment No. 2910, modifying certain 
provisions with respect to the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board.
Page S835
Rejected:
  By 31 yeas to 63 nays (Vote No. 31), Reid/Specter Amendment No. 2879, 
to secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified persons who 
have served their sentences.
Pages S797-S809
  By 44 yeas to 50 nays (Vote No. 32), Durbin Amendment No. 2895, to 
eliminate the special treatment of punchcard voting systems under the 
voting system standards.
Pages S813-20
  By 46 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 33), Lieberman Modified Amendment No. 
2890, to authorize administrative leave for Federal employees to 
perform poll worker service in Federal elections.
Pages S823-26, S832

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  By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 34), Burns Amendment No. 2887, to 
clarify the ability of election officials to remove registrants from 
official list of voters on grounds of change of residence. 
                                           Pages S821, S826-27, S833-34
Withdrawn:
  Lieberman/Feingold Amendment No. 2889, to provide for full voting 
representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of 
Columbia, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia shall be 
exempt from Federal income taxation until such full voting 
representation takes effect.
Pages S821-22
  Nelson (FL)/Graham Amendment No. 2904, to require the Attorney 
General to submit to Congress reports on the investigation of the 
Department of Justice regarding violations of voting rights in the 2000 
elections for Federal office.
Pages S827-29
Pending:
  Clinton Amendment No. 2906, to establish a residual ballot 
performance benchmark.
Pages S834-35
  Dayton Amendment No. 2898, to establish a pilot program for free 
postage for absentee ballots cast in elections for Federal office. 
                                                          Pages S836-37
  Dodd (for Harkin) Amendment No. 2912, to provide funds for protection 
and advocacy systems of each State to ensure full participation in the 
electoral process for individuals with disabilities.
Pages S837-38
  Dodd (for Harkin/McCain) Amendment No. 2913, to express the sense of 
the Congress that curbside voting should be only an alternative of last 
resort when providing accommodations for disabled voters. 
                                                          Pages S838-39
  Dodd (for Schumer) Modified Amendment No. 2914, to permit the use of 
a signature or personal mark for the purpose of verifying the identity 
of voters who register by mail.
Pages S838-39
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration 
of certain first degree amendments, subject to second degree amendments 
which are relevant to the amendment to which it is offered, that upon 
the disposition of all amendments, the bill be read a third time, and 
the Senate vote on passage of the bill, that upon passage, the title 
amendment be agreed to.
Page S839
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Friday, February 15, 2002. 
                                                          Pages S877-78
Farm Bill--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that H.R. 2646, Farm Bill, be printed as passed by the Senate 
on Wednesday, February 13, 2002.
  Page S877
National Laboratories Partnership Improvement Act--Agreement: A 
unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for consideration of 
S. 517, to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its 
mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships for fiscal 
years 2002 through 2006, at a time to be determined by the Majority and 
Republican Leaders.
  Page S877
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  David L. Bunning, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  James E. Gritzner, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Iowa.
  Richard J. Leon, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Columbia.
  Nancy Dorn, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget.
Pages S841, S878
Messages From the House:
  Page S852
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S853-54
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S854-64
Additional Statements:
  Pages S850-52
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S864-76
Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S876-77
Privilege of the Floor:
  Page S877
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--34) 
                                           Pages S809, S820, S833, S834
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:52 p.m., until 
10 a.m., on Friday, February 15, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S878).